Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1989–1991

This is a list of the members of the first parliament of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It was the Territory's first representative parliament after gaining self-government, and operated from 1989 to 1991.

The first two parliaments were elected under the one-electorate modified d'Hondt method, which was then abolished and replaced with the current three-electorate Hare-Clark system in 1995.

Name Party Term in office
Wayne Berry ALP 1989–2008
Bernard Collaery Residents Rally 1989–1991
Terry Connolly[3] ALP 1990–1996
Craig Duby No Self-Government Party/
Independents Group/
Hare-Clark Independent Party[2]
1989–1991
Rosemary Follett ALP 1989–1996
Ellnor Grassby ALP 1989–1995
Gary Humphries Liberal 1989–2002
Norm Jensen Residents Rally 1989–1991
Trevor Kaine Liberal 1989–2001
Dr Hector Kinloch Residents Rally 1989–1991
Carmel Maher No Self-Government Party/
Independents Group[2]
1989–1991
Michael Moore Residents Rally/Independent[1] 1989–2001
Robyn Nolan Liberal/New Conservative Group[4] 1989–1991
David Prowse No Self-Government Party/
Independents Group/Liberal[2]
1989–1991
Bill Stefaniak Liberal 1989–1992, 1994–2008
Dennis Stevenson Abolish Self-Government Coalition 1989–1995
Paul Whalan[3] ALP 1989–1990
Bill Wood ALP 1989–2004
1 Michael Moore was elected as a Residents Rally member, but resigned from the party on 24 October 1989 and served out his term as an independent.
2 Craig Duby, Carmel Maher and David Prowse were elected as representatives of the No Self-Government Party, but resigned to form the Independents Group on 3 December 1989. Prowse left the Independents Group to join the Liberal Party on 31 July 1990, Duby left to found the Hare-Clark Independent Party on 19 November 1991, and Maher served out her term under the Independents Group name.
3 ALP member Paul Whalan resigned from the Assembly on 30 April 1990. The vacancy was filled by the ALP's Terry Connolly.
4 Robyn Nolan was elected as a Liberal member, but resigned from the party on 22 October 1991. She became an independent until founding the New Conservative Group on 19 November.

See also

Preceded by
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First Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
1989–1991
Succeeded by
Second Assembly
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